diff --git a/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c b/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c
index 13851b3d1c56..215d33789c74 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c
@@ -507,12 +507,16 @@ static int __init s10_init(void)
 	if (!fw_np)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	of_node_get(fw_np);
 	np = of_find_matching_node(fw_np, s10_of_match);
-	if (!np)
+	if (!np) {
+		of_node_put(fw_np);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	of_node_put(np);
 	ret = of_platform_populate(fw_np, s10_of_match, NULL, NULL);
+	of_node_put(fw_np);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;